Hop-trellis-wire dropper.



W. A. SLOPER. HOP TRELLIS WIRE DROPPER.

APPLICATION 11.31) AUG. 3, 1908.

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WILLARD ARCH SLOPER, OF INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.

HOP-TRELLIS-WIRE DROPPER.

Application filed August 3, 1908.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 14., 1909.

Serial No. 446,796.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLARD ARoH SLoPER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Independence, in the county of Polk and State of Oregon,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hop-Trellis-VireDroppers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hop trellis wire droppers and has for itsobject to provide means for removing the under cross-wires, which holdup the hop vines, from hooks attached to the upper main Wires.

Another object is to combine with the wire dropper a knife for thepurpose of cutting off vines or strings.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification and in which likenumerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 shows the cross wire before being removed. Fig. 2 shows thewire dropper in place. Fig. 3 is another view showing the wire dropperin place. Fig. 4 shows the cross wire removed from the hook.

Referring to the drawings, the under cross wire 1 is held up when inuse, by a hook 2 attached to main wire 3. A rod 6 is fastened .to theupper end of a pole 8 and is hook-shaped at 7. A projection 4 extendsfrom and is a part of rod 6. A knife-shaped blade 5 extends from and isa part of 4 and sets at right angles to it as shown in Figs. 2, 3, andat and is used for the purpose of cutting off vines, etc.

In use, part 4 is placed under wire 1 and then lifted so that hook 7 canbe placed over wire 3, at the same time raising wire 1 to the positionshown in Figs. 2 and 3. Pole 8 is then swung in direction of arrow inFig. 1 thus removing the hook 2 from under cross wire 1 and allowingsaid cross wire 1 to drop out.

What I claim is:

A hop trellis wire dropper comprising a shank formed at one end into ahook, a projection extending laterally from the shank at an angle to thehook and spaced therefrom and maintaining a suitable cutting edge, and ahandle secured to the other end of the shank.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

WILLARD ARCH SLOPER.

Witnesses:

A. J. MATTER, M. MOREHVEAD.

